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Hello everyone, I was just messing around with a few models and some green stuff when I noticed one of my guardsmen's attempted trench coat now made him look like a fat civil servant in a suit. Then my attempt at a shotgun turned a lasgun into what now looks like a briefcase Then an idea dawned on me for a couple of models:

The Civil Servant Bureaucracy
Government Minister
WS BS S T W I A Ld Sv
1 2 2 3 1 3 1 6 -

Civil Servant
WS BS S T W I A Ld Sv
1 1 2 3 1 3 1 4 -

Unit Composition
1 Government Minister
2-5 Civil Servants

Unit Type: HQ

Wargear:
Close combat weapon.
(Government Minister) Personal Defence Sidearm

Personal Defence Sidearm: Range 12", Strength 2, AP 6, Pistol
The self defence arm is commonly reserved for important individuals. Shooting a small solid pellet, it sacrifices the strength of a laspistol for a small amount of penetrating power. (I might scrap this and just take a laspistol for simplicity's sake.)

Special Rules:
Yes, Minister!
Each turn the minister may attempt to order his civil servants to pass as many
pieces of legislation as he ha civil servants to do so. These include:

Red Tape: Nominate a troop choice in your army. If the civil servant drafts the legislation that unit counts its leadership as 10 until your next turn. The unit is also given the 'slow and purposeful' universal special rule. Requires 1 civil servant to draft this legislation.

Paperwork: The civil servants are told to carry on with paperwork. For each civil servant who completes this order you may nominate a Platoon or Company Commander. They are permitted to issue one additional order. Requires 1 civil servant to draft this legislation.

Controlled Demolitions: The bureaucracy sets out demolishing key bridges and barricading motorways etc. This delays reinforcements for both armies. Reserve rolls for all units from now on are a 5+ always. Note that flyers, skimmers, jump/jet troops and jet bikes are unaffected by this legislation. This requires 2 civil servants to legislate.

Request Local Defence Agencies Assistance: Whether this comes in the form of off duty police officers, Adeptus Arbites, or even a choir of psykers exploring the warp, the Minister may use his civil servants to request assistance. Roll a d6 for each unit in your opponent's reserve and consult the table below. This requires 3 civil servants to legislate.

1-2: Nothing happens. The reserves may have changed direction or gotten past the ambush point before the defender's could occupy it.
3-4: Delay, reserves affected this way may not be deployed this turn.
5: Resistance, a small detachment of light arms has engaged some troops in a firefight, or perhaps a psykers choir has been able to disrupt the daemons in the warp. 2d6 strength 3, AP - hits are taken against this unit with armour saves allowed.
6: Heavy Resistance: the enemy force had run into a large detachment of resistance or possibly even another battle in the same area! This enemy unit suffers 3d6 strength 3, AP - hits in addition to d3 strength 7 AP 4 hits. All hits against vehicles are taken against rear armour.

Slow Wheels of Bureaucracy...
The civil servants will pass legislation on a die roll of 5 on turn 1, a 4 on turn 2, a 3 on turn 3 and for every turn after that. Depending on the number of civil servants required to legislate each one must pass his test. For example. If you wish to carry out controlled demolitions on turn 2 you will need to roll three dice at 5+.

Possible addition (Perhaps too many rules already)
Mind lock: The civil servants are completely incompetent without a minister overseeing them. Their unit must roll a 4+ at the start of every turn if they are to do any action with the exceptions of fleeing or continuing an assault already in progress from the previous turn.

I'm looking for a wee review of this, an estimation of points cost. Someone to point out the (inevitable) flaws in this model and a couple of suggestions for a 4 civil servant legislative power. I'm quite fond of the idea of a unit which bugger up your opponents reserves, so a power in theme with that would be interesting. Also, please suggest other powers you think are good/funny/interesting.

Thanks in advance for reading this,

Marsden.

Edits: Typos and formatting changed.

HA!

Heh, I'm glad someone found it entertaining.

Quite entertaining, maybe a bit complicated (at least on a cursory glance), but fun nonetheless.

Very amusing indeed. I wish there were more threads like this on dakka ;D

What I cannot crush with tanks, I will crush with words of the Administratu...wait (love it none the less!)

The Mad Tanker wrote:What I cannot crush with tanks, I will crush with words of the Administratu...wait (love it none the less!)

HAHA! Love that quote!

I'm tempted to create a codex for the Administratum, which could also be played as a slightly humorous army.

I can imagine some of the new units:

Trade Unionists Solidarity
WS BS S T W I A Ld Sv
3 1 3 4 1 2 2 9 -

Unit Composition
3 Trade Unionists
The Trade Unionists detest the corporate greed and hierarchical nature of the bureaucracy, however, when push comes to shove, when enemies are at the door, when all seems lost the Trade Unionists and the Bosses of the Administratum set aside their petty differences and unite to face off the more immediate and greater threat.

Unit Type: The Trade Unionist does not use up a force organisation slot. He is not even employed by the Adminisratum, yet he heavily influences their policy on some worlds. Otherwise treat him as a separate HQ choice. One Trade Unionist may be taken for every ten civil servants in your army.

Wargear:
Close combat weapon.
Molotov Cocktail

Additional Wargear
May take a protest sign for 10 points. Increases leadership of all civil servants within 6" to 8.

Special Rules
Public Sector General Strike:
Any turn the Trade Unionist may use this power. Once it has been activated it cannot be reversed. All Civil Servants gain the fearless, furious charge and rage special rules. After issuing a general strike Civil Servants may no longer legislate.

Down with the Bourgeoisie!
The Trade Unionist and all units within 6" of his presence are given the Preferred Enemy universal special rule against every HQ unit in their opponent's army.

Molotov Cocktail: Range 6", Strength 4, AP 6, blast
A home-made anti-infantry weapon.



Security Guard Battle Squad
Security Guard
WS BS S T W I A Ld Sv
2 2 3 3 1 3 2 7 5+

Once humble security guards in the vast Administratum living a life of coffee, doughnuts and midday naps. Now, following an Tyranid invasion/local insurgency/dark eldar raid they have been forced into small squads. Armed with weaponry that would make a guardsman laugh these humble men carry out their duty to the best of their abilities.

Unit Composition
5-15 Security Guards.

Unit Type: Elite

Wargear:
Close Combat Weapon (Nightstick)
Personal Defence Sidearm

May be upgraded with:
Walkie Talkies for 1 pts per model.

Personal Defence Sidearm (See Minister entry)
Walkie Talkies: Units equipped with Walkie Talkies have their required coherency expanded to 6".


I'd be glad if someone could suggest points costs for these units. Even a rough figure would be great, thanks.

I love the Civil servants, Perhapse a workers riot is next on the drawing board, or something like laywers to solve all rules disputes once and for all.

Yes! Lawyers! Fantastic idea, love it!

Public Prosecutor

Unit Composition
1 Public Prosecutor

Public Prosecutor
WS BS S T W I A Ld Sv
1 1 2 2 1 2 1 5 -


Unit Type: Public Prosecutors do not take up any force organisation slots, but are otherwise treated as an Elite choice. An Administratum army may contain between 0 and 2 Public Prosecutors.

Wargear:
Close combat weapon
Personal Defence Sidearm


Additional Wargear
PhD in Political Institutions (+25 points)

Special Rules
Sue: Any Civil Servants within 6” of the Public Prosecutor may choose to reroll failed legislative tests. If they fail a second time the civil servant is removed from his duty and iis treated as a casualty for all purposes.

PhD in Political Institutions: This Public Prosecutor knows how to write legislation and get it passed in record time. In addition to using his sue ability this lawyer may also add 1 to the result of any single d6 of his choice during the legislation phase. (The legislation phase for the Administratum comes before the movement phase)

This thread is pretty much amazing! I love it!

As I said earlier, feel free to throw your own ideas in. I'm thinking I may as well go the whole way now.

Instead of additions to the Imperial Guard, the Administratum is becoming its own army!

I'll get the whole proper codex layout etc. Should be a fun project for the year!

love it, you could also have one model with a digital projector he has the USR "Death by Powerpoint".

Transportation Authority Administrator

WS BS S T W I A Ld Sv
2 3 3 3 2 3 2 8 5+

Advisor, Transportation Authority, Transportation Denied, Stuff the Bus

WARGEAR
Laspistol
Close combat weapon

Transportation Authority: All your Reserve rolls on Vehicle units increase by 2, All other players' reserve rolls for vehicle units decrease by 2

Transportation Denied: This is a Shooting attack that can be made from any Civil Servants it has a 24" range and uses the BS of the Transportation Authority Administrator, any Vehicle hit by this attack must immediately disembark all units. this attack has no affect on units without transport Capacity.


Stuff the Bus: as long As you have a Transportation Authority Administrator in the army, all units with Transportation capacity have the capacity increased by 50%

hehe, very creative, I reckon the Initiative is a bit high for some of the units though, they would hit at the same time as a Genestealer!

mwnciboo wrote:love it, you could also have one model with a digital projector he has the USR "Death by Powerpoint".

Haha! Love it!


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dreadfury101 wrote:Transportation Authority Administrator

WS BS S T W I A Ld Sv
2 3 3 3 2 3 2 8 5+

Advisor, Transportation Authority, Transportation Denied, Stuff the Bus

WARGEAR
Laspistol
Close combat weapon

Transportation Authority: All your Reserve rolls on Vehicle units increase by 2, All other players' reserve rolls for vehicle units decrease by 2

Transportation Denied: This is a Shooting attack that can be made from any Civil Servants it has a 24" range and uses the BS of the Transportation Authority Administrator, any Vehicle hit by this attack must immediately disembark all units. this attack has no affect on units without transport Capacity.


Stuff the Bus: as long As you have a Transportation Authority Administrator in the army, all units with Transportation capacity have the capacity increased by 50%

Actually sounds a fairy sensible/logical suggestion. A couple of changes I would make:

Lower WS and BS to 1 and 2 respectively. Also remove flak armour. These are bureaucrats we are dealing with.

I'm also thinking that reserve rolls should only be modified by 1. Or perhaps he could make units which are allowed to deep strike from turn 1?

Not too sure about the shooting attack either, perhaps if he had a squad of computer technician Civil Servants with him which could hack into enemy vehicles upon his command.

I want to try to keep the Administatum as an army which doesn't fight. It sort of trolls your opponent and buggers up his units. Then once his units are sufficiently buggered you can attempt to cause a bit of damage.

I must admit, I do like the "Stuff the Bus!" rule, seems like a pretty unique idea. Haha! I'm imagining 18 civil servants being stuffed into a chimera armed only with slightly sharp fountain pens. XD


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Jihadnik wrote:hehe, very creative, I reckon the Initiative is a bit high for some of the units though, they would hit at the same time as a Genestealer!

Sorry, what you saw was the result for bad formatting on my part. The initiative of these units is maximum 3, most units only have 2, it is actually the leadership value result which is too far left that you are reading. Sorry about this, hope it explains the anomaly.

I love this thread! XD Your Troops should be lawyer interns lol

WS BS S T I A LD S
2 2 3 3 2 1 7 -

Wargear: Close Combat Weapon, maybe a gun? idk

Unit Type: Infantry

May be in squads of 5-20

Speacial Rules: Competitive Edge

Squads numbering 12 or less may take a Chimera as a Dedicated transport (or some other vehicle, like a bus or something lol)

Competative Egde: All Intern units with in 12 inches Civil Servants receive the following universal special rules: Fearless, Fleet, and Furious Charge


I'm also thinking about a troop choise along the lines of Riot Police.. could be cool

Imperial Filing intern 2 points each

WS BS S T I A LD S
1 1 1 1 1 0.5 6 -

Wargear: Pen (Fountain tip), A4 (paper cuts)

Unit Type: Infantry

May be in squads of 5-20

Speacial Rules: "Supervisor says no"

"Supervisor says no": All Interns down tools and have a sulk and refuse to do anything. Roll a D6 at the start of every turn, on a roll 6 they go on strike and refuse to move.

Could be a good meat shield unit?

Warboss Zarruk wrote:I love this thread! XD Your Troops should be lawyer interns lol

WS BS S T I A LD S
2 2 3 3 2 1 7 -

Wargear: Close Combat Weapon, maybe a gun? idk

Unit Type: Infantry

May be in squads of 5-20

Speacial Rules: Competitive Edge

Squads numbering 12 or less may take a Chimera as a Dedicated transport (or some other vehicle, like a bus or something lol)

Competative Egde: All Intern units with in 12 inches Civil Servants receive the following universal special rules: Fearless, Fleet, and Furious Charge


I'm also thinking about a troop choise along the lines of Riot Police.. could be cool

Heh, maybe lawyer interns could be a unit which is added onto a squad. Then they give their squad a few advantages. Perhaps the lawyer interns competitive advantage would allow his unit to break off from an assault, a bit like hit and run?

Riot police sound good, I want to keep this army a bit apart from the Adeptus Arbites, but yeah, I think I'll add riot police anyway. Hmm, I'm thinking they need their own vehicles we well.

Riot Van.
AV 12 11 10
BS 3

Wargear
Water cannon (strength 1, AP - ,template. Every enemy model caught under the template must pass a strength test or their unit will to ground. To pass you must roll equal to or below your strength.)

Special rules
Detainment Without Trial!
If the riot van has riot police within 6" any enemy unit which has gone to ground may be arrested subject to the following conditions:
the enemy unit contains 6 men or less.
there are no other non-pinned enemy units within 6" of the pinned enemy unit.

Arrested units are transported in the riot van for the rest of the game. They may be voluntarily released by the Administratum player if he/she so desires. Wargear may be removed from the prisoners prior to release by the Administratum player. (There is NOTHING funnier than stealing an assault terminator squad's thunder hammers and storm shields, then dropping them off somewhere onnthe board where there will be no fighting. xD )

Transport
The Riot Van can carry up to 12 units.

Anyone wanna suggest the rules for riot police?



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mwnciboo wrote:Imperial Filing intern 2 points each

WS BS S T I A LD S
1 1 1 1 1 0.5 6 -

Wargear: Pen (Fountain tip), A4 (paper cuts)

Unit Type: Infantry

May be in squads of 5-20

Speacial Rules: "Supervisor says no"

"Supervisor says no": All Interns down tools and have a sulk and refuse to do anything. Roll a D6 at the start of every turn, on a roll 6 they go on strike and refuse to move.

Could be a good meat shield unit?

Changed their stats a bit here.

I think they could be an interesting meat shield.

WS BS S T I A LD S
1 1 2 2 1 1 6 -

Also, do fountain pens count as rending?

Possibly poisoned Pens? Weedy Imperial filing clerks would be strength 2? I suppose they could be having to carry ledgers around all day.

We need some low level management in her somewhere, you know the jobsworth types that say things like... "You need to fill this in triplicate" "Why?" "Because you just do...I don't make the rules". Everyone knows someone like this!

Heh, I was operating on the premise that a basic human is strength 3 toughness 3. Thought subtracting two points would be a bit much. I mean, at toughness 2 a chaos marine squad is wounding them on 2+'s from their bolsters! xD At toughness one a lasgun would be doing the same damage to them as a bolter. Haha!

Ok! How about a squad of Filing Interns is led by "The Boss"?

Basically, like a sergeant for the guardsmen?

Similar stats +1 leadership?

HQ choice

Minister of Resources/Chief Resource Distribution Manager: 80 points
WS:2 BS:2 S:2 T:2 W:2 I:2 A:1 Ld:6 Sv:6+

Wargear: Clipboard (close combat weapon), Personal Defence Sidearm

Unit Type: Infantry

Special Rules:
-Independent Character
-Petty Bureaucrat: Like most bureaucrats, the (HQ name) is a very petty and vindictive man, and much given to corruption and bribery. He will often use his authority to "accidently" rob unfavoured squads of much-needed supplies and award them to squads that have earned his favour with flattery, blackmail or bribes. At the start of the owning players turn, the (HQ name) may pick two friendly Infantry squads or vehicles and inflict one of the following effects on them:
Infantry
Extra Ammunition: re-roll all successful shooting hits/re-roll all failed shooting hits
Food: -2 LD/+2LD (max 10)
Armour: -1Sv/+1Sv

Vehicle
Munitions: (both must use the same weapon) Cannot shoot one weapon/May shoot one weapon two times
Fuel: Cannot move/Counts as Fast

There are two effects- one for each unit picked. This represents the (HQ name) redirecting supplies from one unit to another. All effects only last until the end of the player turn.

-You will need these to protect me! The (HQ name) automatically gives any squad he joins all the above Infantry bonuses without inflicting any negative effects on other units. However, they lose them if he dies or leaves the unit.

Fast Attack
Propaganda Distribution Squadron............20 pts/model
BS:2 FA: 10 SA: 10 RA:10

Composition: 1-3 Courier Skimmers
Unit Type: Vehicle (Fast, Skimmer, Open Topped)
Transport Capacity: 5 models

Wargear: Vox Broadcaster, Distribution Pods (+10/model)

Vox Broadcaster: the constant droning of prerecorded encouragements, subtle threats, and outright lies has a moderating effect on members of the Administratum and grates at the nerves of their opponents. Friendly Administratum units with the Rage USR within 6" of a model with a Vox Broadcaster may act as though it does not have that rule. Enemy models may be targeted with the following shooting attack:

Vox Broadcater S: 6 AP: 2 Assault, Template, Tests S vs. Ld to Wound, Vehicles unaffected

Distribution Pods: used to distribute inspiring posters, daily memos, and updates to policy to the bureaucracy, these pods print and dispense paperwork en masse to further the will of the Minister and his Servants. A model with a Distribution Pod allows a Civil Servant to issue the Red Tape and Paperwork legislation to an additional unit so long as that unit is within 6" of the Courier Skimmer and the Courier Skimmer is within 6" of the unit receiving the initial legislation. Additionally, each model equipped with Distribution Pods allows a one-time +1 bonus to a Request Local Defense Agencies effect roll.

Blackhoof wrote:HQ choice

Minister of Resources/Chief Resource Distribution Manager: 80 points
WS:2 BS:2 S:2 T:2 W:2 I:2 A:1 Ld:6 Sv:6+

Wargear: Clipboard (close combat weapon), Personal Defence Sidearm

Unit Type: Infantry

Special Rules:
-Independent Character
-Petty Bureaucrat: Like most bureaucrats, the (HQ name) is a very petty and vindictive man, and much given to corruption and bribery. He will often use his authority to "accidently" rob unfavoured squads of much-needed supplies and award them to squads that have earned his favour with flattery, blackmail or bribes. At the start of the owning players turn, the (HQ name) may pick two friendly Infantry squads or vehicles and inflict one of the following effects on them:
Infantry
Extra Ammunition: re-roll all successful shooting hits/re-roll all failed shooting hits
Food: -2 LD/+2LD (max 10)
Armour: -1Sv/+1Sv

Vehicle
Munitions: (both must use the same weapon) Cannot shoot one weapon/May shoot one weapon two times
Fuel: Cannot move/Counts as Fast

There are two effects- one for each unit picked. This represents the (HQ name) redirecting supplies from one unit to another. All effects only last until the end of the player turn.

-You will need these to protect me! The (HQ name) automatically gives any squad he joins all the above Infantry bonuses without inflicting any negative effects on other units. However, they lose them if he dies or leaves the unit.

I like the sound of this unit! Sort of playing your units off against one another. Sounds great! I'm all for this!

This is exactly the kind of unit I'm looking for in this army's codex. Sort of abandoning the traditional ranged/close combat axis in favour of the combat/administration axis. I want to make this an army which you rely upon trickery, deceit and support over good combat roles.


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Gavin Thorne wrote:Fast Attack
Propaganda Distribution Squadron............20 pts/model
BS:2 FA: 10 SA: 10 RA:10

Composition: 1-3 Courier Skimmers
Unit Type: Vehicle (Fast, Skimmer, Open Topped)
Transport Capacity: 5 models

Wargear: Vox Broadcaster, Distribution Pods (+10/model)

Vox Broadcaster: the constant droning of prerecorded encouragements, subtle threats, and outright lies has a moderating effect on members of the Administratum and grates at the nerves of their opponents. Friendly Administratum units with the Rage USR within 6" of a model with a Vox Broadcaster may act as though it does not have that rule. Enemy models may be targeted with the following shooting attack:

Vox Broadcater S: 6 AP: 2 Assault, Template, Tests S vs. Ld to Wound, Vehicles unaffected

Distribution Pods: used to distribute inspiring posters, daily memos, and updates to policy to the bureaucracy, these pods print and dispense paperwork en masse to further the will of the Minister and his Servants. A model with a Distribution Pod allows a Civil Servant to issue the Red Tape and Paperwork legislation to an additional unit so long as that unit is within 6" of the Courier Skimmer and the Courier Skimmer is within 6" of the unit receiving the initial legislation. Additionally, each model equipped with Distribution Pods allows a one-time +1 bonus to a Request Local Defense Agencies effect roll.

Excellent! We needed a fast attack role filled!

What do you imagine these vehicles looking like?

Would armour 9 be more acceptable giving the fact these are civilian vehicles?

I've changed the stats on your weapon a bit:

Vox Broadcater S: 5 AP: 2 Assault 1 , Template, Tests S vs. Ld to Wound, Vehicles unaffected

Lowered strength by 1 and clarified the Assault number of attacks as 1.

Also,

"A model with a Distribution Pod allows a Civil Servant to count as 2 Civil Servants when calculating the amount of legislation which can be written, to this effect a Civil Servant would be able to attempt to issue the Red Tape command twice instead of once per turn. This all takes effect so long as that unit is within 6" of the Courier Skimmer and the Courier Skimmer is within 6" of the unit receiving the initial legislation. Additionally, each model equipped with Distribution Pods allows a one-time +1 bonus to Civil Servant's legislation writing rolls for the Request Local Defense Agencies legislationl.

I figured they'd be stripped down landspeeder storms, with bullhorn speakers mounted underneath for the Vox Broadcasters and paperboys slinging rolled up papers in the back.

If you're not keen on the speeder, I imagine a flat-bed truck would work just fine, like the Homer Stokes campaign truck from O Brother Where Art Thou.

As far as the rules go, I consider anything I write in a forum public domain and have no qualms with you making the adjustments you see fit. I figured S6 on the Vox because you'll want it to be able to wound on 6's against Ld 9 and higher. Making it S5 means that Ld 10 units will be immune, which I guess they would be, being that loyal to their cause. Thanks for clarifying Assault 1, that was my intent but I hit the backspace one time too many.

Definitely include my username if you go forward! Credit where credit is due, brother!

Ahh , right I understand now.

I like the idea of the speeder, now that it is explained.

Also, finished the riot police model:

Riot Officer
WS:3 BS:3 S:3 T:3 W:1 I:3 A:2 Ld:8 Sv:5+

Riot Officer Sergeant
WS:3 BS:3 S:3 T:3 W:1 I:3 A:2 Ld:8 Sv:5+

Unit Composition:
4-9 Riot Officers and 1 Riot Officer Sergeant

A squad of Riot Officer's counts as a Troop (or Elite?) choice.

Wargear: Close Combat Weapon, Riot Shield.

Additional Wargear:
For every three Riot Officers one may choose to replace his riot shield with any of the following:
Riot gun (+5 points, reduces ballistic skill to 2)
Personal Defence Sidearm (free see earlier in thread for weapon stats, also gives the riot officer an additional attack in close combat.)


Unit Type: Infantry

Special Rules: 
-Hold the Line! Enemy units assaulting a squad of Riot Officers lose one attack for every riot shield in the squad. If the total number of possible attacks is 0 or a negative number then the enemy is forced to retreat and a sweeping advance is made.

Riot gun - Bulky, heavy and unwieldy to use. The riot gun fires a solid plastic slug at a moderate speed in an effort to disarm the user's opponent. 
6" Assault 1, Strength -*, AP - 
*Every unit hit of toughness 4 have their initiative reduced to 1 for any assault phases in that turn. Units toughness 5 or above are too hardy for a little plastic bullet to affect them.

A squad of 10 Riot Officers may take a Riot Van as a dedicated transport.


Hmm, on an iPod and can't find a way to get my pictures up... I'll post the pictures of riot police in a couple of days.

We have a couple of troops, a couple of HQ's, a couple of Elites and a Fast Attack choice.

We need a heavy support choice or two for the Administratum?

I was also thinking that the administratum could take Servitors as basic troops?

Any views on these issues?

I can't think of any kind of heavy support option at all for them. XD

Hmmm Heavy support... the power point projector Idea ... artillery maybe. (I’m not sure on point cost)
1-3 Projector teams
Proector team: 1 projector 1 presenter and 2 mechanius interns
Presenter Ws2 Bs4 S2 T2 W1 I4(3) A2 Ld 7 sv+6
Mechanius intern Ws2 Bs3 S3 T3 W1 I2 A1 Ld6 Sv +5
Presenter gear padded suit las-pointer (as las pistol) pointing stick +1 I in cc
Mechanius Intern flak vest Bionics (+1 S and T) las pistol and tool belt (cc weapons)
Projector this high state of the art Item has various settings and frequencies while useless in an office are deadly on the field of battle
Normal S3 ap- Range 36" heavy6
Overly bright S- ap- range 24" heavy1 "MY EYES!"
Blow out the bulb s4 ap5 template assault 1
Focused S6 ap3 range 18" heavy 1 melta
"MY EYES!" A unit hit by this attack takes a LD test, if they pass nothing happens. If they fail in the opponent’s next turn, they may not shoot or assault, they move D6 in a random direction decided by the scatter dice.
(might be uncharacteristic for the rest of the list but seems fun to play)

I would love for my name to be used as credit!

I love the projector idea. Maybe the heavy ones can be mounted as defensive on vehicles, and lighter ones can be special flamers carried by infantry?

Ooh ooh ooh! I was thinking... corporate zombies! Literally zombies wearing suits as the main Troops choice.

Corporate Zombie: 8 pts?
WS:1 BS:1 S:3 T:3 W:1 I:2 A:1 Ld:10 Sv:-
Unit type: infantry

Unit composition: 15-30 Corporate Zombies

Special rules:
-fearless
-feel no pain
-slow and purposeful
-join us, we have dental!

Wargear: claws, teeth, and briefcases (close combat weapon

Options:
-may take a Train or a Bus as a dedicated transport
-may take Steaming Hot Latte's (all attacks are Poisoned) for ? points per model

Join us, we have dental:the corporate zombues make a convincing case, and even the staunchest anti-capitalists find themselves donning the suit and tie, joining the ranks. For every enemy killed in combat by a Zombie, take a leadership test. If the test succeeds, the model is removed like normal. If the test fails, the model is removed and another Corporate Zombie model is added to the unit that inflicted the wound.

The transports:
Bus: 30
BS:2 F:9 S:9 R:9
Transport capacity: 20 models
Unit type: vehicle (open-topped)
Wargear: high-beam headlights*
*every enemy model within 18" in the Bus' front arc facing the Bus takes an immediate S:3 AP:- hit with no cover saves allowed

Train: ?
BS:2 F:13 S:12 R:12
transport capacity: 45
Unit type: vehicle (fast, tank)
Wargear: high-beam headlights*
Options:
-may take a hull-mounted PowerPoint Projector for ? points

Tracks: before the battle, each train gets a single line of tracks that go from the owning players side to his opponents side. The tracks must be dead straight and cannot pass through difficult, dangerous or difficult terrain. Tracks are open ground. Trains may only travel on tracks, and more than one train may be on a single set of tracks at a time.

Tonne on the Run: any unit tank-shocked by a Train immediately takes D6 S:6 AP:4 hits in addition to the normal Tank Shock rules. Trains also count as front armour 15 when ramming.

Inertia is a Bitch: a Train must move at either the same speed, one level greater or one level lower than the speed it moved last turn, and it must go in the same direction as last turn too. To go backwards, it must come to a complete stop and then go. Eg, if it moved 12" last turn, it may move 18", 12" or 6" next turn, and it may not stop, or go backwards.

Hmmmm a heavy support choice....
A fat cat mobile!
BS:3 F:12 S:12 R:10
Unit type: vehicle tank
Wargear: hull-mounted money cannon*, two pintle-mounted gold bar guns
Money Cannon rng: 24" S:X AP:- type: heavy 1
*fat cats have a simple motto, "when in doubt, throw money at it." This is embodied with the money cannon, designed to entice the enemy to simply desert or flee instead of fighting. whenever a unit is hit with the money cannon, it must take an immediate morale check with a -D6 modifier.

Gold bar gun rng:12" S:4 AP:6 Type: assault 4

I had the Idea of it bieng 1 gun with multiple ways of shooting, like the thunderfire cannon.
... hmmm I remember cerimonial troops in one book... shiny with lots of gear but not good in battle. This list needs some staying power
Ornate guards (troops or elites?)
Sargent and 4-20 guards 40 +5 points for each additional guard
Guard Ws2 Bs3 S3 T2 W1 I3 A1 Ld6 Sv+4
Sargent Ws4 Bs4 S3 T3 W1 I3 A2 Ld8 Sv+4
Gear Carapace armor, Las pistol, long rifle, cc
Rules: Am I the only one to ever fight before? If the sargent score a wound while in assault, his men are inspired/offened and try even harder to prove their worth to him. Every guard(not including the sargent) in the squad fights at Ws3 till end of turn.
Long rifle S4 ap- range 30" rapid fire
For every 5 men, 1 may replace his long rifle with: a Flame, or Grenade launcher for +5pts a melta gun for +10 or a Plasma gun for +15
Sargent may replace his pistol with Bolt pistol+2, hell pistol+5 inferno or plasma pistol for +10 or power claw+15
Sargent may replace his CC weapon with a Power sword+10 power claw+15 or Power fist+20
Squad may have frag grenades for +10 points for the squad

Nice. Plfots with the "shiny but ultimately useless" theme this army has.


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Nice. Fits with the "shiny but ultimately useless" theme this army has.


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Nice. Fits with the "shiny but ultimately useless" theme this army has.